ILKER CEVIK

Senior Software Engineer - Software Architect

    Houston, TX  832-506-6465

Summary and Objective

With more than 18 years professional experience as a Developer, Team Leader, Product Manager and R&D Manager, I havedeep experience on analysis, design, development, and team management. I worked in international software projects of global oil and gas companies like Shell, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, BP, Total and Lukoil and received several recognition letters and greetings from upper managements of these companies.

Recently, I’ve started my own software and technology company and completed a fewcomplicated automation projects successfully. Currently, I’m looking for short or long-term Corp-to-Corp (C2C) consultant or developer positions.

Technical Skills and Core Competencies

Software Development and Web Programming
  • C#, Delphi, C/C++
  • Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web Forms
  • WCF, Entity Framework, MS Testing Framework, MS Fakes Framework
  • JavaScript, jQuery, XML, JSON, AJAX, HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, SASS, LESS
  • Windows Services, Web Services, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microservices
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Virtual Reality, Google VR, Samsung Gear VR, Augmented Reality
Database
  • MS-SQL Server 7.0/2000/2005/2008/2012/2014/2016, SQL Server Profiler
  • Firebird SQL Server 1.5/2.x, Oracle 11g, MySQL, TOAD
  • Stored Procedure, UDF, Trigger, Index Planning, Database Normalization, Replication
Methodologies, Third Party Component Sets and Tools
  • Multi-thread application design and implementation
  • RS-232/422/485, TCP/IP, UDP communication development
  • Git, GitHub, GitLab, Subversion (SVN), Team Foundation System (TFS)
  • Telerik, Developer Express, Atlassian JIRA, AxosoftOnTime, Bugzilla
Business Specific Know-How
  • Forecourt Controller (FCC) Systems, Automatic Tank Gauging (ATG) Systems, Fuel Management Systems (FMS), Vehicle Identification Systems (VIS), Fleet Management Systems, Gilbarco DOMS, Wayne Fusion, OrpakSiteOmat, ITL Enabler etc
  • Pump communication protocols (Gilbarco 2-Wire, Wayne Dart, Tatsuno, Mepsan, PIR)
  • Orpak VIS System(Wired and Wireless),Orpak VITand OrPTcommunication protocols
  • ATG communicationprotocols (TLS 350, OPW, Start Italiana) and Gilbarco VR, OPW, Fafnir, Incon, Start Italiana, Hectronic integration experience
  • Ingenico, Hypercom, Verifone POS terminals integration experience
  • ERP, process safety and conceptual engineering concepts and implementation experience
  • Field experience in several countries.

Professional Experience

Outlier Technology Solutions, LLC - Houston, TX

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11/2016 – Present

CEO/Founder - Sr. Software Engineer / Software Architect

  • Started the company from the scratch and signed several contracts
  • Designed and developed IngeniFuel™ forecourt controller and gas station automation suite using C#, Windows Forms, WPF, WCF, SQL Server, Entity Framework, Telerik tools, Git (GitLab), Report Builder 3.0, MS Testing and MS Fakes Frameworks. Still working on Head Office and mobile parts using ASP.NET MVC, jQuery, Xamarin, Azure and AWS.
  • Completed integrations with Mifare Classic card readers, OTI Automatic Vehicle Identification System (AVI), OPW Automatic Tank Gauging controller and Start Italiana tank probes
  • Completed a multithreaded contract project, OPC Connectivity, for an Italian company
  • Teaching Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Development using Unity, Blender and Vuforia for Google Cardboard and Oculus platformsin a local learning center (Part-time after business hours)

Siemens Energy - Houston, TX

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11/2013 – 11/2016

Sr. Software Engineer / DB Admin

  • Worked in development of new modules and maintenance ofPSPPM, PSAIM and OGM solutions using C#, Windows Forms, WCF, SQL Server, Telerik tools, TFS, MS Testing and MS Fakes Frameworks
  • Analyzed PSPPM database structure, monitored its performance using SQL Profiler and improved the database performance around 65% with my suggestions
  • Analyzed existing code base and user interface and prepared a comprehensive document for my improvement ideas (~50 pages). Most of them were either implemented or added to the road maps
  • Suggested a flexible reporting structure for PSAIM and we changed the existing one with my design
  • Participated all design meetings and contributed with my suggestions and experience
  • Developed a training curriculum for these highly complicated engineering solutions and decreased the training duration of new developers from months to weeks
  • Implemented new methods like BCP bulk copy for initial database creation and decreased installation time from 45-60 minutes to 3-5 minutes
  • Suggested Pluralsight for continuous development and we took more than 500 hours online training as a team in 2 years
  • Suggested monthly hackathons for critical issues, the idea was accepted, we’ll start soon
  • Started as a contractor but just 2 months later I received an offer for full time position due to my experience and performance

Orpak USA, Inc. - Houston, TX

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01/2011 – 11/2013

Sr. Software Engineer / Consultant

  • Designed and developed Automatic Alarm Monitoring and Central Management System for oil and gas stations (more than 5000 stations reports to Head Office, comprehensive report screens and a real time dashboard at Head Office)
  • Designed and developed cash rewardloyalty card applications for Shell, Opet and Lukoil
  • Trained new developers and analysts of sister companies like Turpak and Orpak.
  • Provided consultancy on Forecourt Controller (FCC) Systems, Fleet Fuel Management Systems, Vehicle Identification Systems (VIS), Automatic Tank Gauging (ATG) Systems and suggested proper solutions for the clients’ needs
  • Developed a comprehensive logging solution which monitors communications of all devices, keeps their statistics, reports summaries and alarms to head office in real time and stores them locally as 7-zip files for 1 year. It has also a colored analysis UI to make it more user friendly and filter them.
  • Used C#, Delphi, Firebird SQL, MSSQL Server, WCF Duplex communication, Windows Services, Windows Forms, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web Forms, jQuery, Developer Express tools and SVN.

Turpak, Co. Inc. - Istanbul, TURKEY

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04/2009 - 09/2010

R&D Manager and Sr. Software Engineer

  • Implemented AxosoftOnTime issue tracking system and Subversion (SVN) version control system, increased visibility, motivated the team for collaboration and increased productivity
  • Decreased bugs and issues dramatically and delivered more stable versions using these tools
  • Increased core product count and profitability of the department and the company
  • Designed and developed so many new projects on existing systems for existing customers
  • Contributed to gain new customers by convincing them technically at the meetings
  • Completed all suspended international projects, started to several new ones in Asia, Europe, Africa and Middle East.
  • Received a special invitation from Shell Turkey to help them in their other software projects with my R&D team. This happened first time in the company history.

Turpak, Co. Inc. - Istanbul, TURKEY

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06/2006 - 04/2009

Station Products Manager and Sr. Software Engineer

  • Increased the integrity between our station and head office products
  • Added 20+ medium to large scale new modules
  • Added many new features to existing modules
  • Designed and implemented database and replication software that works well between Head Office and 5000+ gas stations.
  • Attended all technical meetings and workshops
  • Started international projects in Pakistan, Lebanon, Turkmenistan, Albania and Romaina
  • Completed more than 20+ card, loyalty and vehicle identification projects for Shell, PO, Opet, BP, Lukoil and other new international clients like PSO
  • Completed Shell Eurohub integration in 3 months with Shell Turkey team (to my knowledge best score of other integrators was 10 months) We both received special thanks from Shell Europe.
  • Integrated with POS terminals of different companies (Ingenico, Verifone, Hypercom)
  • Completed wireless communication with pumps and card readers over TCP/IP
  • Completed PO proprietary project which requires UDP communication and their own web services

Turpak, Co. Inc. - Istanbul, TURKEY

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08/2004 - 06/2006

Team Leader and Sr. Software Engineer

  • Since old R&D team left the company, we were hired to create a new R&D department (1 R&D manager and 2 team leaders)
  • Analyzed the situation, collected requirements and clients’ issues
  • Created two teams from the scratch for head office and station projects
  • Prioritized clients’ issues and solved all urgent ones in 3 months
  • Analyzed existing codesthoroughly, prepared a maintenance and refactoring plan
  • Transformed existing structure and divided it into modules and sub projects
  • Changed GUI, reporting and logging structures
  • Changed database from Paradox to Firebird SQL server

Turkish General Staff Scientific Decision Support Center - Ankara, TURKEY

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08/2003 - 08/2004

Mandatory Military Service as Software Engineer and Analyst

  • Finished two medium scaled projects based on “Activity based cost modeling”
  • MS Access and ADO programming with Delphi, web application programming with ASP
  • Documentation of the solutions

Logo Business Solutions, Co. Inc. – Istanbul, TURKEY

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01/1999 - 08/2003

Team Leader and Software Engineer

  • Implemented several modules of LOGO Unity (ERP software) 1.0 and 1.1 versions
  • Designed and coded several reports
  • Maintenance project Team Leader of Unity 1.0
  • Team Leader of Shop Manager (sub-project of Unity 1.1)

Education

BS degree, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, 1998
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Certificates

  • Microsoft Certified Professional(License Number: F274-2934)
  • Microsoft Specialist: Programming in C# (License Number: F390-8008)

Awards

2013-Now: Several recognition letters and cash awards at Siemens
2005-2010: Several recognition letters and premiums
2004:2 Honor certificates, Turkish General Staff, Scientific Decision Support Center
1992: 240th degree at Student Selection for Universities exam in Turkey (among 1,200,000 examinees)
1989: 1st degree at knowledge competition between secondary schools in Bafra, Turkey
1989: 3rd degree at knowledge competition between secondary schools in Samsun, Turkey

Personal Information

  • Living in Houston, TX with H1 visa since September 2010. Recently, changed to E2 (investor) visa.
  • Had an ongoing Green Card application by Siemens (have approved I-140 document), so I can start with H1 again and extend it.
  • Travel nationwide or abroad for short periods is okay
  • Can lead and manage offshore teams, I had such an experience for 3 years while working for Orpak USA.

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